United States Army soldiers of 196th Light Infantry Brigade, B Company, burn huts in a village vacated by NVA 2nd Regiment soldiers. U.S. Army soldiers set fire to huts and smoke and flames consume the huts. Soldiers stand inside a building heavily damaged by shell fire, and they knock down a concrete wall of the building to expose the inside. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam War from 2nd Platoon, C Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade. General activity as they get ready to bivouac. Soldiers sit and rest. Some smoke cigarettes. A soldier holds a 16mm movie camera. Soldiers build a fire and eat chow from C-ration cans. A newly dug foxhole is shown. Two soldiers seen cleaning M-16 rifles and talking to fellow soldiers.
C-123K aircraft fly for Operation Ranch Hand in Vietnam. C-123Ks in flight. They emit Agent Orange spray defoliant over the mountain area of southwest. C-123Ks fly over sea and mountains. Pilot's hand on C-123K controls. C-123Ks in flight and emit defoliant over dense vegetation area.
UC-123B aircraft spread defoliant agent orange in Vietnam. Ranch Hand UC-123Bs of the 12th Air Commando Squadron, flying side by side, make a single pass over a ten mile strip of land that lies between Con Thien and Gia Linh. Shows aircraft in flight to target area, descending, and spraying defoliant agent. They generate a continuous unbroken cloud of agent orange over the area.. The aircraft return to base as evening begins, flying in loose trail formation.
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. USAF airmen walk with their baggage. Bags lying outside a building. Airmen seated at a table. A Vietnamese in a coolie hat pulls a wheel barrow. An airman stands on a bench and talks to the others. An airman takes notes near a bus. Sign on bus reads 'CBPO Processing'. Airmen including Airmen First Class and Senior Airmen board the buses. Papers on the bus read 'Phan Rang', 'Cam Ranh Bay', 'Nha Trang', and 'Tan Hoa.' (Vietnam War period).
Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining troops in visit to Vietnam with a USO troupe. View of soldiers assembled inside a hangar at Can Tho Army Airfield, watching as Sammy Davis Jr. speaks from a stage set up in the hangar. Members of the audience smile and chuckle at his remarks. The audience applauding. Closeups of some in the audience, laughing and applauding. Davis interacting with the audience. Closeup of several Military Policemen standing backstage. View from side of tremendously large audience. View of Davis performing as solo stand up comedian. Soldiers watching from outside the hangar applauding. Another view of Davis onstage, and of the huge audience.